scottish

Written by Lisa Melograno Travis, Scotland’s Brit-pop/rock band, released a simply titled album called 10 Songs today, via BMG. It’s been 25 years since they recorded their first album and their lineup has remained the same throughout the life of the band. Travis is Fran Healy on Read More

by Jane Roser In 1992 I was attending Glasgow School of Art on a study abroad program. I spent most evenings either listening to traditional Scottish music in pubs or going ceilidh dancing where a nice older Scottish gentleman wearing traditional Highland regalia would often ask Read More

by Ari Roth Alvvays make music infused with the kind of starry-eyed, fleeting wistfulness that is forever linked to the experience of being a teenager and feeling as if they world is unfolding before you for the first time. Although their lyrics cover a wider range of subjec Read More

For me, the festival season is begging. Coachella recently sold out. Tickets to local summer festivals like XpoNnenial, The MMRBQ and The Roots Picnic are on sale (and likely to sell out soon). Bonnaroo is far away (like Coachella) and again likely to sell out by the time Read More

Ten years ago, I had big plans to move to New York City and become a writer for Saturday Night Live (I was even going to settle for holding up the cue cards for each episode). On some days, I wanted to bring half my high school friends with me and create the next great American Read More

I love all music…well, I’ll give all music a chance and then I’ll decide what I love. But there are two things I feel very strongly about. The first, supporting local musicians or bands who travel a thousand miles in a van that’s about to fall apart just Read More